Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 36.9% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 10.6% less for restaurants
|
Riyadh
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.39
SAR31.50
|
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
SAR30.00
|
$9.16
TJS97.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$0.62
TJS6.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
|
pay 28.7% less for groceries
|
Riyadh
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.91
SAR14.69
|
$4.28
TJS45.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SAR24.95
|
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
SAR9.90
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
SAR2.41
|
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
|
pay 42.6% less for transportation
|
Riyadh
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.27
SAR140.01
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,280.09
SAR125,004.49
|
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.70
SAR62.71
|
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
|
pay 60.6% less for housing
|
Riyadh
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.70
SAR280.57
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,116.87
SAR4,195.11
|
$413.18
TJS4,417.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$782.38
SAR2,938.74
|
$210.49
TJS2,250.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.80
SAR307.26
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
|
pay 19.4% less for childcare
|
Riyadh
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$360.22
SAR1,353.03
|
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,375.93
SAR38,973.40
|
$13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
|
|
pay 59.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riyadh
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
$2.29
TJS24.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
SAR28.00
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.01
SAR379.42
|
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.97
SAR60.00
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
pay 37.2% less for clothing
|
Riyadh
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.20
SAR196.09
|
$28.06
TJS300.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.44
SAR204.48
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.53
SAR403.89
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.80
SAR337.28
|
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
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